Proteas complete clean sweep of ODI series with Windies
PORT OF SPAIN: Half-centuries from Jacques Kallis and J.P. Duminy helped South Africa complete a clean sweep of their One-day International series with West Indies, when they won the fifth and final match by one wicket here on Thursday.
The result meant that South Africa have now swept West Indies 5-0 in each of their last three bilateral ODI series.
Kallis, the Man-of-the-Match, hit five boundaries in the top score of 57 at better than a run-a-ball, and Duminy struck just one four in 51 from 75 deliveries, as the South Africans, in pursuit of 253 for victory, reached their target with just two balls to spare on a slow Queen”s Park Oval pitch.
Lonwabo Tsotsobe carried the Proteas over the threshold, when he slapped a wide delivery from Kieron Pollard through cover for four.
Like last Sunday, the Proteas ran into late trouble, when Charl Langeveldt was caught behind for six off the last ball of the penultimate over to leave the visitors needing eight from the final over.
But Roelof van der Merwe swung the first ball of the final over from Pollard over square leg for four to ease South Africa”s tension before Tsotsobe won it for them three balls later.
South Africa had bowled with discipline to restrict West Indies, but Shivnarine Chanderpaul hit the top score of 67 from 104 balls, and Narsingh Deonarine helped himself to a run-a-ball 53 to lead the Windies to 252 for six from their 50 overs.
The visitors then started their chase steadily, but Smith was caught behind of Dwayne Bravo for 12 in the ninth over.
The South Africans then stumbled, when Hashim Amla, who earned the Man-of-the-Series award for his 402 runs, which made him the most prolific batsman in the series, was run out for 45 in the 14th over, and A.B. de Villiers was caught at deep mid-on of Gayle in the 19th over.
Kallis and Duminy put the Proteas back on course for victory with a stand of 58, but Kallis was dubiously caught behind off Gayle in the 36th over, and Mark Boucher was caught at short third man off Pollard to leave the visitors needing 78 from the last 84 balls.
South Africa lost their way inside the last 10 overs, when four wickets fell for 35 runs from 34 balls, but their last wicket pair held steady.
The two sides now prepare for a series of three Tests, with matches in Trinidad (June 10-14), St. Kitts (June 18-22), and Barbados (June 26-30).
The South Africans start a two-day tour match on Saturday against Trinidad Tobago at the Frank Worrell ground on the St. Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies.
Shaniya Davis Autopsy
Shaniya Davis Autopsy: Hoping to find cause of death, Since Shaniya Nicole Davis’s disappearance, there have been public plee’s by father and aunt to bring the girl back to safety, but after a tip off to the police, 5-year-old Shaniya’s body was recovered on Walker Road, off N.C. Highway 87.
The autopsy of Shaniya is set to take place in Chapel Hill at the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, and officials are hoping that the cause of death will make itself clear when the autopsy is complete. A press conference was cancelled in the light of new evidence in the case.
The body of Shaniya, was found in the woods, buried in a thick area of brush and trees. Deer carcasses are usually thought to be dumped here occasionally. She was possibly taken here so that the body could have decomposed, or so that predators could have devoured the evidence. This is only speculation, though.
The mother of the 5-year-old, who is currently in custody for human trafficking and child abuse involving prostitution, amongst other felonies had recently been given permission by the father of the child to take care of her, as it was he that brought her up with the help of Shaniya’s aunt.
When the girl was kidnapped from her home in Fayetteville at around 5.30am, she appeared on a hotel security camera, approximately 30 miles away, being held by a man thought to be Mario Andrette McNeill, who is in custody and has admitted to taking the child, but will strongly plead not-guilty to kidnap.
Shaniya Davis Autopsy was first posted on November 18, 2009 at 9:41 pm.
Sri Lanka call the shots with Mahela scoring a double century
Sri Lanka completely dominated the proceedings on Day 3 of the Ahmedabad Test as they piled up their highest ever total in India. The visitors ended the day’s play at a commanding 591 for 5 with former Captain Mahela Jayawardene still unfinished on 204 (from 339 balls with 17 fours and a six). Giving him company since the last 70 overs or so is Wicket Keeper Prasanna Jayawardene who has moved onto 84 (from 186 balls with 4 fours). The two Jayawardenes are in an unbroken stand of 216 runs for the sixth wicket and have taken Sri Lanka to a handsome first innings lead of 165.
It was a terrible day for the Indian bowlers with only two wickets to show for their hard work. The overnight batsmen – Mahela Jayawardene and Samaraweera saw through the first hour of play to shut the door on any chances of an Indian win by reducing the deficit under 100. India finally got the breakthrough in the 87th over when Yuvraj Singh at squareleg took a sharp catch offered by a pull shot from Samaraweera (70 from 145 balls). At the stroke of lunch, Mahela Jayawardene lost Angelo Mathews when the all-rounder was wrongly given caught at short leg off Harbhajan Singh.
Sri Lanka went to lunch at 375 for 5 which provided India the chance of cutting down on a possible lead. However, the pitch was too flat for taking wickets in a hurry and the Indians were defied by yet another big partnership with Mahela Jayawardene remaining as the cornerstone. Along with Prasanna Jayawardene, he defied the Indian bowlers in the post lunch session and the post tea session. The visitors now call the shots in this match and have forced India into a position where they can only fight for a draw.
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Sri Lanka call the shots with Mahela scoring a double century was first posted on November 18, 2009 at 11:11 pm.
